Richard Murdey

Bring in on!

I can only imagine you were there when the iPhone came out calling it stupid, complaining that it didn't have a physical keyboard and confidently predicting it would never go anywhere...

"They should study the market more carefully."

Pentax will do fine by ignoring "the market" and building interesting, innovative cameras that are enjoyable to use instead.

It's not. Ricoh camera development group is joining the Pentax group. Since the former is far smaller than the latter, it is very much "Ricoh is going to Pentax" rather than the other way around.

"they do embody the spirit of the much-loved camera line - a small, well-built camera designed for enthusiasts"

So what was the PEN series about then!?

October 2018.

The X-Pro1 has a viewfinder....

Combination of near-zero geometric distortion, intense sharpness, and relaxed bokeh make this macro lens a good choice for non-macro work as well. Basically held back by the focal length, while...

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Almost exactly the size of a D40, less viewfinder hump. In other words ... just about perfect.

Just had a thought that it would be a killer feature for this camera to be able to tether by USB to a laptop, so for macro, studio, or video work you can use the laptop screen instead of the rear...

Judging from the dimensions and the relatively quick time-to-market, I wouldn't be surprised to learn it is based on a K-5/7 frame. Remove mirror assembly, AF detector, focusing screen, pentaprism,...

Interesting. It's a fat beastie. I think overall I'd rather have a K-5, but this is a strong play by Pentax-Ricoh: really standout design, and direct support for all the legacy glass.

Well, it's like a NEX when you want it to be, but transforms into a small sensor compact camera if and when you want it to stay small and still have a wide zoom range...

This applies to all superzoom "bridge" cameras. The point is they are cheaper and still smaller than a dSLR+equivalent zoom lens.

Nikon has a history of deliberately putting out feature-crippled products in order to protect their more expensive offerings. Canon have no mirrorless models, so can go to town with their G series...

RAW is not a feature that costs money to implement. It's just a few lines of code in the firmware.

This lens is awesome. That is...

Um, any pentaprism dSLR with MF lens can achieve this already..